Central London
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Baker Street, probably best known for its proximity to
Madame Tussaud’s famous wax-work museum, continues
to Oxford Street with two major department stores on either side
- Selfridges, a marvellous store renowned for its wonderful shop
windows, and Marks & Spencer's flagship store. The 18 bus takes
you to Baker Street from the new Eurostar terminal at St Pancras.
Take a walk in Regent's Park, designed in 1811 by John Nash, the
favoured architect of the Prince Regent, later George IV.
Surrounded by classical style terraces, Regent's Park spans over
410 acres and includes a lake, canal and a number of villas. The
land became "royal" following Henry VIII's dissolution
of the monasteries. The royal connection is more gently remembered
in Queen Mary’s gardens, which were developed in the centre
of Regent's Park in the 1930's. More than 30,000 roses of 400 varieties
can be found in these gardens and enjoy finding the "secret
garden" which is a real gem.
These
are two particularly exclusive and prestigious
areas with an abundance of smart shops and elegant restaurants.
You will be near the Victoria and Albert Museum,
renowned for its art and design collections, and the impressive
Natural History and Science Museums which are
great for children and even for adults. Enjoy the
varied architecture in the side-streets. Knightsbridge is
world-famous for Harrods and Harvey Nichols, and
from here you can take a leisurely stroll to Hyde Park Corner where
you can visit Apsley House, the home of the first Duke of Wellington
and his descendants. Then you can walk to Buckingham Palace
and along the Mall to Trafalgar Square. Or take
the shopping route along Piccadilly past Fortnum &
Mason, a very upmarket food store which opened in 1707. St
James's Park, bordered by The Mall and Birdcage Walk, is best
known for its enormous variety of birdlife.
You
will be in the heart of the West End, near the beginning (or end)
of Oxford Street - Europe's longest shopping street - with
a marvellous mix of department stores, shops and stalls. Selfridges
is an exciting store with fantastic shop windows, and the flagship
Marks & Spencer is directly opposite. You will also be
close to Hyde Park. Make sure you visit Speakers
Corner on a Sunday morning for lively "free speech".
This
trendy and fashionable area offers a wide variety of shops, restaurants
and the famous Portobello Road market which is most popular
on Saturdays. You will also be close to cosmopolitan Bayswater
and Whiteleys indoor shopping mall and also near Hyde
Park.
With
its great shopping and variety of restaurants Sloane Square is also
home to the Royal Court theatre which stages innovative and often
thought-provoking plays. The Saatchi Gallery – featuring interactive
modern art - opens in the spring in its new home at the Duke of
York’s headquarters building. Visit the Chelsea Physic Garden
situated in the heart of London - this 'Secret Garden' is a centre
of education, beauty and relaxation. Founded in 1673 by the
Worshipful Society of Apothecaries, it continues to research the
properties, origins and conservation of over 5000 species of plants.
There are few institutions in the United Kingdom with an
unbroken three centuries of service and none of them is so close
to the heart of the nation as "The Men in Scarlet", the
Chelsea Pensioners, and their home, the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
Founded in 1682 by King Charles II and intended for the 'succour
and relief of veterans broken by age and war', the Royal Hospital,
with its Grade 1 listed buildings, still serves its original purpose
and intends to continue to further its role well into the 21st Century.
Located near to the Army Museum where visitors can find out how
Britain’s past has helped to shape our present and its future.
Victoria
coach station is the point of arrival (or departure) for travellers
from many parts of Europe, as well as cities in the UK. Also
convenient for Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton. You
are near to Church (Westminster Abbey) and Queen (Buckingham
Palace). Visit the mini-exhibition centre of the Royal
Horticultural Society or shop and then eat at the chic new Cardinal
Place which is sure to meet most visitors' taste. Westminster
Cathedral is the mother church of the Roman Catholic community
in the United Kingdom.
This
is an area undergoing tremendous regeneration where you will find
a great choice of pubs and restaurants to suit all budgets.
You
are only a short walk from Tate Modern, The Millennium Bridge, The
Hayward Gallery, National Theatre and Royal Festival Hall. You
are also just a 15 minutes walk from The London Eye, The Globe Theatre
and St Paul’s Cathedra and a 20 minute walk will take you
to Covent Garden. The River Bus runs from Covent Garden to Tower
Bridge and passes many of London’s major attractions. The
service runs every ten minutes. Blackfriars is close to Waterloo
and together they have 5 different lines with British Rail services
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North London
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This is a very lively area full of trendy restaurants,
pubs and cafes and independent shops. Very easy access both into
the City and shopping streets of London.
It
is said that when Dick Whittington arrived at Archway he heard the
Bow Bells ringing and turned back to London. Hence the name
of the local hospital on Highgate Hill is called the Whittington
Hospital and a statue of Dick's cat stands in front of it.
Rod Stewart the pop singer was born in Archway and as a youth worked
as a grave digger in Highgate cemetery. The cemetery has wonderfully
interesting tours and the famous grave of Karl Marx. Waterlow
Park is a delightful park in front of which stands Lauderdale House
. This was the love nest of Charles II, and was renovated
in Victorian times. Here you can get delicious home-made meals
and enjoy the gardens and a wonderful aviary. You can continue your
walk up the hill into Highgate village which has a typical English
village atmosphere.
This lively, attractive and trendy area is full of pavement
restaurants and cafes. You are within walking distance of
Hampstead and also Camden Lock.
This quiet suburb in north London has direct underground
access to Heathrow Airport. It is so convenient – 25
minutes to the centre of London on the Piccadilly Line on the tube
and also has the nearby Bowes Park train line which takes you straight
into Old Street/Moorgate in the City. Only a 5 minute
bus ride to Muswell Hill with great shops, trendy restaurants, places
to eat and lots of shopping. Also a 10 minute walk to Palmers
Green with lots more shops and Wood Green with a multitude
of shops and two cinemas. However for cinema the Art Deco Odeon
in Muswell Hill is worth a look or take the 102 bus from the opposite
side of the tube station and you arrive outside the independent
Phoenix cinema in East Finchley – only 15/20 minutes by bus.
Well worth it.
Very
close to the centre - the northern line takes you to Leicester Square
in the heart of London and to King's Cross, St Pancras and Euston.
This lively area is best known for its busy indoor and outdoor market
at Camden Lock and for its proximity to the London
Zoo, Regents Park and Primrose Hill Park. Hampstead
is just two stops away on the underground.
Close
to Primrose Hill with its village atmosphere, shops, cafes
and restaurants and to the kite-paradise on the top of the hill
from where you have a great view of Canary Wharf, the
London Eye and the Post Office Tower. Also walkable
to Camden Lock and then on to Camden Town.
Quiet,
suburban area a short bus ride to Highgate village
or just two stops on the underground. Do visit
both the new and much older Highgate Cemeteries which offer
conducted walking tours. You are also close to Muswell
Hill, a lively shopping broadway with many independent shops
which make a change from the usual shopping chains. You are
also very accessible to Alexandra Palace where you can
enjoy marvellous panoramic views across London and where many exhibitions
and conferences are held.
In this lively and cosmopolitan
part of north west London you will find a wide variety of restaurants
catering to Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Jewish, Indian and Italian
tastes to name but a few. Brent Cross shopping centre
is a bus ride away (10 minutes). The 268 bus will take you
past Golders Hill Park with its animals, beautiful gardens
and brand new Butterfly House - the Italian ice cream parlour in
the park is renowned in the area. Continue up to Hampstead
Heath, one of the highest points in London where you will also
see Whitestone Pond, another London landmark. Turn left
(take the 210 bus in this case) and you will come to Kenwood House
set in rolling parkland, or continue straight on to Hampstead village
with its multitude of shops, boutiques, cafes and restaurants.
This is one of the few places in London that still retains
a village atmosphere. Enjoy pavement cafe life and good restaurants
offering many choices of cuisine. Walk along cobbled lanes
and find grand Georgian houses, pretty cottages and Victorian terraces.
Experience the exhilaration of walking up Kite Hill, 98 metres above
sea level, with its breathtaking panaromic views across London.
Enjoy the sense of freedom offered by Hampstead Heath and
explore its 800 acres of woodland, lawns, meadows, lakes and swimming
ponds. Discover the splendour of Kenwood House, a grand neo-classical
building which houses masterpieces by Rembrandt and Reynolds amongst
others. Rest there by the lake in serene and peaceful surroundings
whilst only a stone's throw away from the centre.
Another
area which still retainins a 'village' feel with distinctive architecture,
a pretty area with its main High Street of boutiques and restaurants.
Stroll through the glorious grounds of Kenwood, visit
Highgate cemetery and Hampstead Heath. (Homes in
Archway within walking distance)
Close
to Camden Town, this is a pleasant district with shopping and useful
local amenities including a public swimming pool, as well as good
transport into the centre of London.
You will be only two stops to Baker Street on
the underground, and three to Bond Street and the West
End. Visitors arriving from Stansted can take the airport
bus to Finchley Road underground which is one stop to Swiss Cottage
(or easy to walk) and West Hampstead. The Jubilee Line takes
you to ExCel, Canary Wharf, Docklands,
and the City which is the financial centre of London.
Lovely area located between Maida Vale on the
Bakerloo line and Paddington which is on the Bakerloo line,
Hammersmith & City, District and Circle lines. Little
Venice is a picturesque canal with prettily decorated barges - you
can walk from Little Venice to Camden Lock, or take a cruise boat.
Near
the famous Abbey Road of Beatles fame. Residents include
Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson and Matt Lucas.
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South London
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Wandsworth is a picturesque borough set in the heart of
south London on the banks of the Thames, and probably has more parks
(including the famous Battersea Park), commons and open space than
any other borough in London.
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South West London
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East Putney, with its classic Victorian terraced houses and gardens,
lies on the south side of the river Thames where the historic annual
Oxford and Cambridge boat race begins. There are great transport
links - 20 minutes by rail to Waterloo or by underground to central
London, one hour to Windsor, and frequent buses to central London
passing the museums in South Kensington, Harrods in Knightsbridge,
and the Kings Road. Putney is a friendly, peaceful neighbourhood
with plenty to do.
Putney Bridge is famous as a vantage point for the Oxford
and Cambridge Boat Race held each spring.
You are only 3 stops away from Wimbledon Park station which is the
station serving The All England Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Club.
You are only minutes away from Kensington on the District Line,
and a short bus ride to the King's Road and Chelsea. Earls
Court is only 10 minutes away, and Knightsbridge the West End and
Victoria station 20 minutes. The nearby Fulham road is on
several main bus routes into town and only 20 minutes to The Natural
History, Science and Victoria and Albert Museums.
Fulham has become a vibrant and eclectic neighbourhood
with something for everyone. Situated between two major league
football clubs (Chelsea and Fulham) the throbbing heart of Fulham
is Fulham Broadway which lies between the new Fulham Broadway tube
station complex with a floor of restaurants and cinemas and a floor
of health club and swimming pool above the entrance which encases
shops such as Sainsbury's, Books etc., Accessorize and HMV, and
the new Waitrose Store at the beginning of North End Road. Plenty
of nightlife for the young and various clubs, restaurants and bars
abound. North End Road where a newly opened Starbucks nestles
opposite the St John's Church, continues into a market street with
fruit and clothes stalls lining the east side of it. There is also
a plethora of foreign food shopws, a Peacocks clothing store and
a great pizza parlour called Hell. Over to the west lies the
river Thames and the lush and beautiful Bishops Park with its leafy
lane along the river being a favourite for the joggers, three playgrounds
for children including a large sandpit and paddling pool and a cafe.
Bishops Palace has been newly refurbished with lottery money and
is a treasure to visit. It also has extensive beautifully sculptured
gardens and events are being planned in the evenings such as outdoor
theatre productions.
This upmarket area with antique shops, cafes, pubs and
restaurants is only a short journey (bus ride) to the bustle of
the King's Road, Chelsea, Fulham, Knightsbridge and Kensington.
Homes of character and quality, always popular, especially
during the Chelsea Flower Show.
Pretty area with shops and restaurants and very accessible
to the other south-west locations and the centre.
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West London
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Very
close to the centre, a busy and lively area of shops, restaurants,
cafes and so much more.
Possibly the most cosmopolitain area in west London, Shepherds Bush
boasts a wider diversity of nationalities and their respective cuisines
and customs than anywhere else. The area is served by having no
less than five major tube lines, the Central, Hammersmith &
City from Shepherds Bush and the District, Circle and Piccadilly
lines from Hammersmith. Be in the heart of the West End of
London in under 15 minutes by jumping on the 94 bus anywhere in
“The Bush” which will take you direct to Shaftesbury
Avenue (and all its theatres) in 20 minutes, through the heart of
Notting Hill Gate, Hyde Park, Marble Arch and Oxford Street.
This
area is
conveniently located for many tourist attractions including the
very lovely Kew Gardens, Richmond and Windsor Castle. The
centre of London is easy accessible.
Heathrow Airport is only 15 minutes by train and there are many
motorways nearby. You will find a wide variety of restaurants,
cafes and bars.
Named
after a prominent Jacobean manor house, built in the area in 1623,
and only recently reopened to the public. This area is located
on the border of Ealing and Hounslow boroughs, close to Heathrow
and only 30 minutes on the underground to Piccadilly Centre.
A good choice of restaurants and some lovely pubs in the area.
These
are two
select and quiet areas of London where you will find tree-lined
avenues with a pleasant, comfortable outlook. There is a peaceful
and tranquil residential village atmosphere within close proximity
to Chiswick High Road and Turnham Green Terrace – Maison Blanc
delicious patisserie - the Obroma Cacao – heavenly chocolate
hideaway. Conveniently situated for the extensive amenities
on Chiswick High Road and close to the beautiful open spaces of
Ravenscourt Park, Chiswick House and its extensive grounds (fwhere
Vanity Fair was filmed) Hogarth’s House (William Hogarth,
1697–1764 artist and satirist). Close proximity to River
Thames riverside restaurants, historic 17th century “Dove”
Public house, a riverside pub offering good food and scenic views.
Formerly a coffee house in 1796, the Dove was popular with writers
like Graham Green and Ernest Hemingway. William Morris lived
next door and it is claimed that Charles II and Nell Gwynne held
secret rendezvous in the pub. Kelmscott House now serves as
the headquarters for the William Morris Society. Near many
famous landmarks such as Hammersmith Bridge which has been used
in several film locations (Sliding Doors).
Very
near Heathrow, a suburban area on a good underground line to the
centre.
You
are a great location between Fulham in the west, Chelsea in the
east and Earls Court and West Kensington to the north. An
easy bus ride takes you to Notting Hill and Hyde Park, Wimbledon
(only 20 minutes by bus up the road), and a direct bus route to
Kew Gardens. Fancy a day by the sea? Then take the British
Rail to Brighton, a well-known British seaside resort, for a great
day out.
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